Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My family has attended private and boarding schools for generations. However, each generation has felt the need to leave most of their money to charity. I am half Jewish and half WASP, but I chose Judaism since Christianity never made sense to me. I attended cotillion in Phoenix and thy really taught us how to dance. Since most of my family money has ended up in charities, my son is the first member of my family to ever attend a public school. I'm not thrilled about this but it's just the way it is. Through family and Ivy fraternity connections I belong to several private clubs, but my child attending a public school made him ineligible for Mrs. Simpson's program. I sent him for a year to Capitol Cotillion, but it was so inferior to my cotillion in Phoenix that I didn't keep him in there. The dance instruction was so weak it was useless. I am curious if it is any better at Mrs. Simpson's.

Are you for real? This is hilarious. Do people really think like this? Entitlement to inheritance? Negative opinion of ancestors for leaving money to charity? Disdain for any and all public school over any and all private school?

I this is your inner dialog right? You are pretty much confirming that I was correct in my assessment of my DS's preschool classmates' families. Yikes.

Of course I'm not saying thatI'm entitled to a dime of inheritance. At the same time, however, I can't help but wonder how my grandmother, who left almost everything to charity, would have felt if her father had left almost everything to charity.

Maybe your grandmother's wealth brought her problems she wished she hadn't had. Not unheard of for women in our grandparents' generation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My family has attended private and boarding schools for generations. However, each generation has felt the need to leave most of their money to charity. I am half Jewish and half WASP, but I chose Judaism since Christianity never made sense to me. I attended cotillion in Phoenix and thy really taught us how to dance. Since most of my family money has ended up in charities, my son is the first member of my family to ever attend a public school. I'm not thrilled about this but it's just the way it is. Through family and Ivy fraternity connections I belong to several private clubs, but my child attending a public school made him ineligible for Mrs. Simpson's program. I sent him for a year to Capitol Cotillion, but it was so inferior to my cotillion in Phoenix that I didn't keep him in there. The dance instruction was so weak it was useless. I am curious if it is any better at Mrs. Simpson's.

Are you for real? This is hilarious. Do people really think like this? Entitlement to inheritance? Negative opinion of ancestors for leaving money to charity? Disdain for any and all public school over any and all private school?

I this is your inner dialog right? You are pretty much confirming that I was correct in my assessment of my DS's preschool classmates' families. Yikes.

Of course I'm not saying thatI'm entitled to a dime of inheritance. At the same time, however, I can't help but wonder how my grandmother, who left almost everything to charity, would have felt if her father had left almost everything to charity.

Anonymous wrote:My family has attended private and boarding schools for generations. However, each generation has felt the need to leave most of their money to charity. I am half Jewish and half WASP, but I chose Judaism since Christianity never made sense to me. I attended cotillion in Phoenix and thy really taught us how to dance. Since most of my family money has ended up in charities, my son is the first member of my family to ever attend a public school. I'm not thrilled about this but it's just the way it is. Through family and Ivy fraternity connections I belong to several private clubs, but my child attending a public school made him ineligible for Mrs. Simpson's program. I sent him for a year to Capitol Cotillion, but it was so inferior to my cotillion in Phoenix that I didn't keep him in there. The dance instruction was so weak it was useless. I am curious if it is any better at Mrs. Simpson's.

Are you for real? This is hilarious. Do people really think like this? Entitlement to inheritance? Negative opinion of ancestors for leaving money to charity? Disdain for any and all public school over any and all private school?

I this is your inner dialog right? You are pretty much confirming that I was correct in my assessment of my DS's preschool classmates' families. Yikes.

My family has attended private and boarding schools for generations. However, each generation has felt the need to leave most of their money to charity. I am half Jewish and half WASP, but I chose Judaism since Christianity never made sense to me. I attended cotillion in Phoenix and thy really taught us how to dance. Since most of my family money has ended up in charities, my son is the first member of my family to ever attend a public school. I'm not thrilled about this but it's just the way it is. Through family and Ivy fraternity connections I belong to several private clubs, but my child attending a public school made him ineligible for Mrs. Simpson's program. I sent him for a year to Capitol Cotillion, but it was so inferior to my cotillion in Phoenix that I didn't keep him in there. The dance instruction was so weak it was useless. I am curious if it is any better at Mrs. Simpson's.

Anonymous wrote:I attended Mrs. Simpson's classes for way too many years in the early and mid 1990s. I also attended Capitol Cotillion for a couple of years. I HATED Mrs. Simpson's classes. They were racist, CLASSIST, and probably any other 'ist' you could think of. They were also boring and not much fun. Capitol Cotillion, on the other hand, was a lot more fun and much more open to the range of kids in my class.

I did not learn anything useful in either of these classes. What a waste of time (and a tiny bit of $).

^agreed-do not send your kids here! It is the worst. You as a mom will probably say it is good for them to learn all of that but none of the moms have actually attended the class. The entire time everyone is talking about how badly they want to leave. Also, for some reason they keep the room at like 78 degrees so everyone gets really sweaty and gross. One time I went over to the thermostat to turn the AC on and I was yelled at. The next week, a locked box was put around the thermostat. Some kids (including me) would purposefully act inappropriately around Mrs. Simpson just to get kicked out. The people that run this class are the snootiest people you will ever meet. Also, going back to what the person I quoted said, they are so racist. If I was talking while Mrs. Simpson was talking to the whole class and my black friend was also talking, she would walk over and yell at just him for being "incredibly rude". This happened many times. Who does this bitch think she is. She wears an incredibly heinous wig and thinks she's so much better than everyone else. Unless you hate your kids and want to waste your time and money, do not send your kids to this class. I repeat, DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE!!!!

Seriously! This post gets revived every other month or so. Clearly someone attempting to drum up business!

Anonymous wrote:It is just for private school kids, right?

Nope. Quite a few public school kids there too.

It is just for private school kids, right?

I attended 4th grade (2006-2007) at a small private school. Lots of the kids in my class went to ms. simpson's etiquette/dance classes. Money doesn't make you a better person, no matter how many etiquette classes you attend.

Never got my invtite, still crying years later.

4th and 6th grade are on Friday. I think 5th and 7/8 are on Sat. Not sure when the high schoolers go. My daughter and her diverse group of friends all attend and they love it. Their group includes girls of African, Latin, Asian, Arab, Jewish, and Anglo descent -- they are like a Benetton ad. And, frankly, after the first year, the entire grade was invited because some of the moms took the time to give Mrs Simpson everyone's addresses. She doesn't actually have access to school mailing lists so if no one gives her your information you won't get an invite. And if someone left off a name from a class roster (for whatever reason), she wouldn't have a way to know it. Honestly, I think kids are less likely to be recommended if they have unruly or disruptive behavior or famously unpleasant parents (and some poor kids have both). But that phenomenon probably applies to birthday party invites and sports team tryouts as well. it's not because there is a sinister, elitist motive -- people (and I'm referring to other parents, not Mrs Simpson) just don't want the hassle. Mr and Mrs Simpson are perfectly friendly people who have been very welcoming to us as a family of color. I have seen them be equally engaging with others so I'm sorry to see them maligned so unfairly on this board. I am a liberal, social justice-oriented person who wants her child to grow up confident and comfortable in a wide range of environments, including formal social events. For that reason, I'm glad for the opportunity and exposure that Mrs. Simpson's classes provide.

Anonymous wrote:You do know this thread was started in 2008 . . . ?

You mean back when a 12-13 page thread was a novelty? Ah, the innocence. Now we have 100 pages of a morning DJ crying.

You do know this thread was started in 2008 . . . ?

I attended Mrs. Simpson's classes for way too many years in the early and mid 1990s. I also attended Capitol Cotillion for a couple of years. I HATED Mrs. Simpson's classes. They were racist, CLASSIST, and probably any other 'ist' you could think of. They were also boring and not much fun. Capitol Cotillion, on the other hand, was a lot more fun and much more open to the range of kids in my class.

I did not learn anything useful in either of these classes. What a waste of time (and a tiny bit of $).

Anonymous wrote:wondering when the classes are - some are Fridays and others are Saturdays? Is this true?

If you don't know.....